Established in 1912 as the Immaculate Conception Conceptional Church by the Keleher family, the quaint one-room, adobe-walled church known as the historic Santo Niño Chuch sits on the west side of present day Route 66 just south of the Tijeras Library. 

The church has belonged to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe on and off since 1930 and today is owned by the Village of Tijeras.  In 1997, in cooperation with the East Mountain Historical Society, the Village of Tijeras began renovations of the Church as a museum and/or community events center.

On the west side of the Turquoise Trail just south of San Antonio/Cedar Crest.  San Antonio de Padua is the second church on the site, built in 1960 to replace the original 1830 church that burned down in 1957.  From 1880 to 1940, it was home to a group of penitents. Until the 1960s, it also held a colorful annual procession to pray for rain. San Antonio still holds its annual June fiesta, complete with a procession of masked Maraschinos dancers. Mass is held at 8 am every second and fourth Sunday of the month.

The San Lorenzo Church in Cañoncito, a small community west of the Turquoise Trail between Cedar Crest and San Antonito, has been a focus of community activity since the 1870s.  With its white washed walls, cupola with cross and double wooden doors; its architectural style is typical of community churches in rural 19th century New Mexico. The feast day of the patron Saint San Lorenzo is celebrated in August.

At the junction of the Turquoise Trail and Frost Road, the San Antonito Church has been in continual use since it was built in 1885. Local saw mill owner Leonard Skinner donated much of the lumber used in the construction and the walls which were constructed of adobe bricks to a thickness of over two feet.  Although Skinner was not a Catholic, he is buried at the front entrance of the church on unconsecrated ground, along with his wife and son. San Antonito holds mass at 8 am the first, third and fifth Sundays of every month.

Although Golden's heyday as a center for New Mexico's gold mining activity is long over, it does boast a few monuments to its colorful past. Most notably, the San Francisco Catholic Church is  a beautifully preserved example of classic Mission-style architecture. One of the most photographed buildings along the Turquoise Trail, it was built in 1830 and restored by historian and author Fray Angelico Chavez in 1960.  Masses are currently scheduled for the 1st Sunday of the month.

The Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Madrid was a focal point of the town's activity during it's heyday, today it's a Private Residence.

In the village of Cerrillos, stands the Iglesia de San Jose Church. The church’s first pastor, Franciscan Father Hesse, and a team of builders led by Frank Schmidt of Cerrillos built the church in 1922 to replace the earlier structure. The church currently belongs to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and holds mass every Sunday at 9 am. It features a lovely garden shrine at the south side of the building and the interior walls of the main church are punctuated by beautiful stained glass windows.